Part One A George Dodge Interview 1. Who is the person being interviewed? George Dodge is the one being interviewed 2. What is his title or position? George is a yankee odd job man 3. What is his race, gender, and age? Male, 70 years old, 4. Where is the Interview taking place? Takes place in Massachusetts 5. What is the date of the interview? January 24, 1939 was the date of this interview 6. Who is the interviewer? The interviewer is Rosalie Smith 7. If you can find a picture of this person, put it on the page next to your answers.
Part One B
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This picture shows the work conditions African Americans had to have compared to White Americans.Their working conditions are very rough and this was all they got. African Americans didn't care about the conditions nor the pay because life was tough back then.
Part 2 A
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1. In this picture I see a coca-cola sign and its a wooden shack. 7. People are missing from this image it looks pretty bare. 1. I wonder about who would go here and who are the people that go here.
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2. The first thing I notice is a bare feild and bare patches of corn. 8. If this was made the corn would be more full and more healthy and probaby make a bigger amount. 4. I wonder about where this was or like the area it was in and how the climate is.
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5. The physical setting is a church because of the big cross on the building. 5. The tools used to make this was probably really basic building tools. 1. I wonder about who goes to this church or what type of religion goes here.
Part Two B
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2. The first thing that I see is a bunch of white people segregated under the WHITE sign. 2. Segregation is happening in this image and that is what it was like back then during the depression. 1. I wonder about who is who and where the black segregated class is and the differences in them.
Street scene near bus station in Durham, North Carolina
Observe 2. The first thing that I notice is a different area and a white ladies only bathroom sign. 5. The physical setting is a more cleaner modern area for that time period but still old fashioned cars. 6. Words that I see are white ladies only which shows segregation going on.
Reflect 1. I think this image was made to show what segregation was like. 3. I think this was made around the greaet depression. 8. Today this wouldnt be segregation because that ended. Question 1. The people are segregated to white people. 4. This is in a public area. 5. This happened because of segregation.
A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals. Waiting for the bus at the Memphis terminal
Observe 3. The people are segregated to white people and theres a large group of them. 4. They are arragned by group and it seems like theyre getting on a bus. 6. I know this is white people because i see a white waiting room sign.
Reflect 1. This image was made to show what segregation was like. 2. Segregation is going on. 7. Something missing from this image is a mixture of people.
Question 4. I wonder about where this was like I know Alabama but where. 5. I wonder why this is happeneing or the reason for it. 3. I wonder when this was taken place.
Part Three A Chris Thorsten http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/thorsten.htmlThis is about an iron worker named Chris Thorsten who is Scandinavian and when asked in the interview if his job was hard he responded with "You ain't an iron worker unless you get killed." Thorsten represents the time era by working hard like all men did back then. The date of this interview was January 31, 1938 and the interviewer was Arnold Manoff. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/irving.html Irving Fajans is a department store employee in New York City. The date of this interview is February 1939 and the interviewer is Mary Swenson. When Mary asked if Macy's employees were unionized when he started working there, he said when he first started working there, they were just trying to get organized and "If you were caught distributing leaflets or other union literature around the job you were instantly fired." They gained a lot of new members by doing these things. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/manpark.html This article is about a man at colonial park and there is no name given. The date of this article was June 6 1939 and the interviewer is Ralph Ellison. When asked if rich people and poor people have anything in common, the man answered "God made all this, and he made it for everybody. And he made it equal." "The same sun's shining down at everybody." "They got all the money an I ain't got nothing, but the got to breath the same air I do." The man being interviewed is saying that we are all made by God, so we are all equal, but everyones life is different and what they make of it. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/marie.html This interview is about Ms. Marie Haggerty who is a 72 year old maid. She lives in Massachusetts. The date of this interview was on February 20, 1939 and the interviewer was Mrs. Emily Moore. When asked when she was a maid did she mainly do housework, Haggerty responded with "But my dear, it wasn't housework I did...I was a nurse maid or a second girl--never just an ordinary girl out to service." This relates to back then because the only job many women had was house work or taking care of the family. But being a maid also came with other tasks like the ones mentioned. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/clyde.html This article is about Clyde "KingFish" Smith who is an Africa American and is a street vendor. The date of this interview was November 29, 1939 and the interviewer is Marion Charles Hatch. When asked why he would start singing while he worked, Clyde responded saying it was a hit and during the depression it made people happy. During the depression doing this at a job would help make times not seem so tough.
Part Three B Story 1:
1. Who is the person being interviewed? Aunt Amy 2. What is his title or position? Working in the Cotton Fields 3. What is his race, gender, and age? A female. 4. Where is the Interview taking place? Livingston, Alabama. 5. What is the date of the interview? September 28, 1938 6. Who is the interviewer? Ruby Pickens Tartt
Story 2:
1. Who is the person being interviewed? W. Leonidas Cockrell is being interviewed. 2. What is his title or position? Title is a farmer. 3. What is his race, gender, and age? A male, older man. 4. Where is the Interview taking place? Livingston Al, route 3. 5. What is the date of the interview? September 14, 1938. 6. Who is the interviewer? Luther Clark.
The first article I read was about Amy Chapman's funeral. The one being interviewed was Aunt Amy who works in the Cotton Fields. Aunt Amy is living in Livingston, Alabama and the interview took place in September, 28, 1938 by Ruby Pickens Tartt. The second article I read was about W. Leonidas Cockrell who is a farmer in Livingston Alabama. The interview took place in Livingston, Alabama on route 3 and Luther Clark interviewed him on September 14, 1938.
George Dodge Interview
1. Who is the person being interviewed? George Dodge is the one being interviewed
2. What is his title or position? George is a yankee odd job man
3. What is his race, gender, and age? Male, 70 years old,
4. Where is the Interview taking place? Takes place in Massachusetts
5. What is the date of the interview? January 24, 1939 was the date of this interview
6. Who is the interviewer? The interviewer is Rosalie Smith
7. If you can find a picture of this person, put it on the page next to your answers.
Part One B
This picture shows the work conditions African Americans had to have compared to White Americans.Their working conditions are very rough and this was all they got. African Americans didn't care about the conditions nor the pay because life was tough back then.
Part 2 A
1. In this picture I see a coca-cola sign and its a wooden shack.
7. People are missing from this image it looks pretty bare.
1. I wonder about who would go here and who are the people that go here.
2. The first thing I notice is a bare feild and bare patches of corn.
8. If this was made the corn would be more full and more healthy and probaby make a bigger amount.
4. I wonder about where this was or like the area it was in and how the climate is.
5. The physical setting is a church because of the big cross on the building.
5. The tools used to make this was probably really basic building tools.
1. I wonder about who goes to this church or what type of religion goes here.
Part Two B
2. The first thing that I see is a bunch of white people segregated under the WHITE sign.
2. Segregation is happening in this image and that is what it was like back then during the depression.
1. I wonder about who is who and where the black segregated class is and the differences in them.
Observe
2. The first thing that I notice is a different area and a white ladies only bathroom sign.
5. The physical setting is a more cleaner modern area for that time period but still old fashioned cars.
6. Words that I see are white ladies only which shows segregation going on.
Reflect
1. I think this image was made to show what segregation was like.
3. I think this was made around the greaet depression.
8. Today this wouldnt be segregation because that ended.
Question
1. The people are segregated to white people.
4. This is in a public area.
5. This happened because of segregation.
Observe
3. The people are segregated to white people and theres a large group of them.
4. They are arragned by group and it seems like theyre getting on a bus.
6. I know this is white people because i see a white waiting room sign.
Reflect
1. This image was made to show what segregation was like.
2. Segregation is going on.
7. Something missing from this image is a mixture of people.
Question
4. I wonder about where this was like I know Alabama but where.
5. I wonder why this is happeneing or the reason for it.
3. I wonder when this was taken place.
Part Three A
Chris Thorsten
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/thorsten.html This is about an iron worker named Chris Thorsten who is Scandinavian and when asked in the interview if his job was hard he responded with "You ain't an iron worker unless you get killed." Thorsten represents the time era by working hard like all men did back then. The date of this interview was January 31, 1938 and the interviewer was Arnold Manoff. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/irving.html Irving Fajans is a department store employee in New York City. The date of this interview is February 1939 and the interviewer is Mary Swenson. When Mary asked if Macy's employees were unionized when he started working there, he said when he first started working there, they were just trying to get organized and "If you were caught distributing leaflets or other union literature around the job you were instantly fired." They gained a lot of new members by doing these things. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/manpark.html This article is about a man at colonial park and there is no name given. The date of this article was June 6 1939 and the interviewer is Ralph Ellison. When asked if rich people and poor people have anything in common, the man answered "God made all this, and he made it for everybody. And he made it equal." "The same sun's shining down at everybody." "They got all the money an I ain't got nothing, but the got to breath the same air I do." The man being interviewed is saying that we are all made by God, so we are all equal, but everyones life is different and what they make of it. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/marie.html This interview is about Ms. Marie Haggerty who is a 72 year old maid. She lives in Massachusetts. The date of this interview was on February 20, 1939 and the interviewer was Mrs. Emily Moore. When asked when she was a maid did she mainly do housework, Haggerty responded with "But my dear, it wasn't housework I did...I was a nurse maid or a second girl--never just an ordinary girl out to service." This relates to back then because the only job many women had was house work or taking care of the family. But being a maid also came with other tasks like the ones mentioned. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/clyde.html This article is about Clyde "KingFish" Smith who is an Africa American and is a street vendor. The date of this interview was November 29, 1939 and the interviewer is Marion Charles Hatch. When asked why he would start singing while he worked, Clyde responded saying it was a hit and during the depression it made people happy. During the depression doing this at a job would help make times not seem so tough.
Part Three B
Story 1:
1. Who is the person being interviewed? Aunt Amy
2. What is his title or position? Working in the Cotton Fields
3. What is his race, gender, and age? A female.
4. Where is the Interview taking place? Livingston, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview? September 28, 1938
6. Who is the interviewer? Ruby Pickens Tartt
Story 2:
1. Who is the person being interviewed? W. Leonidas Cockrell is being interviewed.
2. What is his title or position? Title is a farmer.
3. What is his race, gender, and age? A male, older man.
4. Where is the Interview taking place? Livingston Al, route 3.
5. What is the date of the interview? September 14, 1938.
6. Who is the interviewer? Luther Clark.
The first article I read was about Amy Chapman's funeral. The one being interviewed was Aunt Amy who works in the Cotton Fields. Aunt Amy is living in Livingston, Alabama and the interview took place in September, 28, 1938 by Ruby Pickens Tartt. The second article I read was about W. Leonidas Cockrell who is a farmer in Livingston Alabama. The interview took place in Livingston, Alabama on route 3 and Luther Clark interviewed him on September 14, 1938.
Part Four A
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